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13 years agoDear Anon, Just to add the WHO reference for 18% 0-<5 years: RAPID HEALTH ASSESSMENT PROTOCOLS FOR EMERGENCIES, By WHO - OMS, 1999 Annex 2. http://www.healthlibrary.com/book51.htm
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13 years agoHi,
What about population percentage proportion in developing countries? is it different from developed countries?
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8 years agohi, concerning your response above, do you have a reference i can quote on using 20% of the adult population? i will be very grateful. Thank you
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4 years agoIt was common, for many years, to assume that 20% or the total population in developing will be 5 years of age or younger. You can check this against census data ... when you do this you will often find that 20% is often a slight overestimate. I think you fill find 18% to be a good average.
The importance of the difference from 20% will depend upon the application. I think it better to always use the best estimate available. I tend to use census tables which are usually available here.
20% will be a gross overestimate in developed countries. In the UK (e.g.) the true proportion is about 6%.
The proportion changes over time. For example, in Kenya in 2010 it was about 17% and it is now (2020) thought to be about 13%.
I hope this is of some value.
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4 years agoAgree with Mark to use census data - however in absence of Census data - a useful guide- reference" Food and nutrition needs in emergency" - a handbook published by the UN Agencies , available on WHO link - quoted 12.37 % of children 0-4 ( below five years. There is a table in the annex on page 38 providing break down of various age groups percentages.
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4 years agoThanks Rita.
The US Census Bureau's International Database (link in my previous post) is is quite extensive. If data is missing (e.g. a census analysis is late) then project values are reported. These are based on sophisticated demographic models applied by sophisticated demographers. I have also used Wolfram Alpha
with queries such as "Population East Timor". This reports data from the UN Statistics Division (UNData) compiled by the UN Population Division aswell as data from the CIA World Factbook.
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4 years agoThanks all friends, I agree with my friends that the precentage population of 0-5 yrs are usually applied 20% in the current context programms.
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